# Launch research

> Research from Aback Launch's own data: which launch platforms give dofollow links, how much traffic AI assistants send to startups, and what winning launches share.

Canonical: https://abacklaunch.com/research

Reports from our own data, updated daily. Every finding has its own link, every report says how it was made, and the data is free to download and reuse with credit.

## [Which launch platforms give a dofollow link?](https://abacklaunch.com/launch-platforms/link-types)

The link each launch platform and directory gives your site, read from real listings, plus what founders' own listings show week by week.

[Read the report ](https://abacklaunch.com/launch-platforms/link-types) [CSV](https://abacklaunch.com/research/data/launch-platform-links.csv) [JSON](https://abacklaunch.com/research/data/launch-platform-links.json)

## [How much traffic do AI assistants send to new startups?](https://abacklaunch.com/research/ai-traffic)

The share of launch page views that come from ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and other assistants, and which assistants send them.

[Read the report ](https://abacklaunch.com/research/ai-traffic) [CSV](https://abacklaunch.com/research/data/ai-traffic.csv) [JSON](https://abacklaunch.com/research/data/ai-traffic.json)

## [What winning launches have in common](https://abacklaunch.com/research/what-winners-have-in-common)

How the week's top three differ from the rest: listing readiness, FAQs, screenshots, video and launch day.

[Read the report ](https://abacklaunch.com/research/what-winners-have-in-common) [CSV](https://abacklaunch.com/research/data/winners.csv) [JSON](https://abacklaunch.com/research/data/winners.json)

Data is published under CC BY 4.0. No single launch's private numbers are ever published; studies state their sample and say so when it is too small to conclude anything.